Pat Rawson joins Paddlewoo to discuss SUP design, Mo Freitas and the future of the sport…

Pat Rawson (http://www.patrawsonsurfboards.com, http://rawsonsurfboards.com.au/pat-rawson/) is an icon in the sport of surfing. In the 80’s he revolutionized big wave surfing in Hawaii. He shaped the board that Tom Carroll did the snap heard round the world on at pipe that was commemorated last year at the Heritage heat at the Pipe Masters. At one point, three-quarters of the top 16 tour surfers were riding Rawson’s shapes.

Pat has started to use his talents to change the landscape of SUP surfing. He is doing this through his protege, Mo Freitas, and Focus SUP (focussup.com/boards/rawson/pat–rawson-2/). We circled up with Pat to chat about the direction of design for SUP boards, how far the sport can go, Mo Freitas and his impact on SUP surfing and construction materials.

In the comments below let us know what you are riding right now and what you think of the board. Can you go smaller? What would you like to see board makers focusing on?

This podcast is brought to you by Blue Zone SUP. www.bluezonesup.com

Blue Zone SUP offers all-inclusive standup paddle surfing camps in Nosara, Costa Rica. You can read all about the camp in the latest issue of Standup Paddle Magazine and videos frequently on StandupJournal.com. Email info@bluezone.com for camp dates.

Show notes:

1:30 – What PADDLEWOO is all about

4:00 – Pat talks about early Hawaii days, the thruster, Japan up to shaping Mo’s first board

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Really enjoy the knowledge. Just bought a 7’10 rawson downsizing from an 8’5 starboard at 105 liters. A true surfboard and rides half the size of my starboard! Just very humbling even at 97 liters to learn how not to fall every few minutes.
I live in Ventura, not a huge SUP seen, a few good guys in Oxnard, but not getting barked at too much which is nice.